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1. Library Resource

   

   Land (Restrictions on Alienation) Act No. 38 of 2014.

   Legislation

   October, 2014

   Sri Lanka

   Land, Climate Change & Environment

   land-use planning

   environment

   leases

   land tenure systems

   land ownership

   The Act, consisting of 25 sections, makes provisions to stipulate restrictions on the alienation of lands in Sri Lanka to foreigners, foreign companies and certain institutions with foreign shareholding; to specify the circumstances where the exemptions are granted; to impose a Land Lease Tax for leasing lands to foreigners, foreign companies and certain institutions with foreign shareholding; for the granting of concessions to certain Development Projects.

2. Library Resource

   

   Agrarian Development Act, No. 46 of 2000.

   Legislation

   Sri Lanka, Asia, Southern Asia

   Land, Climate Change & Environment

   farmland

   use rights

   farming systems

   natural disasters

   land management

   land law

   leases

   This Act provides for the protection of the tenant cultivator's rights from any abuse or prevarication by the landowner. It prescribes the right of the tenant to be the first one informed about the sale of the paddy land he/she is cultivating, it forbids unlawful eviction from the cultivated land, it provides for the payment of rent and the exemption from payment in case paddy land has not been cultivated or has not produced any agricultural commodities for force majeure.

3. Library Resource

   

   Delhi Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 2004 (Act No. 9 of 2005).

   Legislation

   India, Asia, Southern Asia

   Land, Climate Change & Environment

   protected areas

   compensation

   leases

   land management

   This Act provides for the preservation of ancient and historical monuments and archaeological sites and remains.The Government will have the power to declare monuments to be protected monuments and to declare archaeological sites and remains to be protected areas. The Director may, with the sanction of the Government, purchase, take lease or assume the guardianship of any protected monument, for its protection or preservation. The Government may also enter into a written agreement with the owner of any protected monument for its maintenance and preservation.

4. Library Resource

   

   Himachal Pradesh Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1976 (Act No. 32 of 1976).

   Legislation

   India, Asia, Southern Asia

   Land, Climate Change & Environment

   protected areas

   compensation

   leases

   land management

   This Act provides for the preservation of ancient and historical monuments and archaeological sites and remains.The Government will have the power to declare monuments to be protected monuments and to declare archaeological sites and remains to be protected areas. The Director may, with the sanction of the Government, purchase, take lease or assume the guardianship of any protected monument, for its protection or preservation. The Government may also enter into a written agreement with the owner of any protected monument for its maintenance and preservation.

5. Library Resource

   

   Arunachal Pradesh Ancient Monuments, Archaeological Sites and Remains Preservation Act, 1987 (Act No. 4 of 1990).

   Legislation

   India, Asia, Southern Asia

   Land, Climate Change & Environment

   protected areas

   compensation

   leases

   land management

   This Act provides for the preservation of ancient and historical monuments and archaeological sites and remains of national importance and for the regulation of archaeological activities in Arunachal Pradesh.The Government will have the power to declare ancient monuments or archaeological sites, etc. to be protected monuments or protected areas. The Government may purchase, take lease or assume the guardianship of any protected monument, for its protection or preservation.

6. Library Resource

   

   Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (Act. No. 24 of 1958).

   An Act to provide for the preservation of ancient and historical monuments and archaeological sites and remains of national importance, for the regulation of archaeological excavations and for the protection of sculptures, carvings and other like objects.

   Legislation

   India, Asia, Southern Asia

   Land, Climate Change & Environment

   protected areas

   compensation

   leases

   land management

   This Act provides for the preservation of ancient and historical monuments and archaeological sites and remains of national importance and for the regulation of archaeological activities in India.The Central Government will have the power to declare ancient monuments or archaeological sites, etc. to be of national importance. The Director General may, with the sanction of the Central Government, purchase, take lease or assume the guardianship of any protected monument, for its protection or preservation.